4 Terms
Contributors in Chinese history
Chinese history
Comintern
History; Chinese history
Short form for Communist International or the Third International, which was founded in Moscow in 1919 to coordinate the world communist movement. Officially disbanded in 1943, the Comintern was ...
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
History; Chinese history
A quasi-constitutional united front (q. V. ) organization that provides an institutional framework for interaction between party and state leaders and representatives of mass groups and democratic ...
danwei (work unit)
History; Chinese history
The basic-level organization through which party and government officials control social, political, and economic behavior of residents. The danwei typically controls the allocation of housing, ...
production team
History; Chinese history
Formerly the basic accounting and farm production unit in the people's commune system. Production teams were largely disbanded during the agricultural reforms of 1982-85. In the administrative ...
special economic zones
History; Chinese history
Small coastal areas established beginning in 1979 to promote economic development and introduction of advanced technology through foreign investment. Special preferential terms and facilities are ...
putonghua
History; Chinese history
The common spoken language; also called guoyu (national language). The official spoken language of China, used in its various forms by more than 70 percent of the population. The People's Republic ...
democratic centralism
History; Chinese history
A system through which the people influence the policies of the government and party members influence the policies of the party; while the government and party maintain centralized administrative ...
